LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. , 



Chap.lJUAL 
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TOTED STATES OF AMERICA. 



COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 

IN FIFTY PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES, 

PREPARES BY THE 

UNITED STATES BUREAU OF EDUCATION 




FROM THE MOST REGENT OFFICIAL REPORTS AND OTHER AUTHENTIC SOURCES. 



COUNTRIES. 



United States 

Algeria (French colony) 

Alsace-Lorraine 

Argentine Republic 

Austria 

Baden, Grand Duchy ot 

Bavaria 

Belgium - 

Brazil 

Bremen (tree city) — 

British Burmah 

British Columbia, Province of 

British Indiad 

Denmark ..... 

Egypt ' 

England and Wales 

Finland (Russian dependency) . . . 

France _ _ 

Greece 

Hamburg (free city) 

Hawaiian Islands 

Hungary . '. 

Ireland 

Italy 

Jamaica 

Japan . 

Luxemburg, Grand Duchy of 

Mexico 

Netherlands 

New Brunswick, Province of 

New South Wales (British colony) 

Norway 

Nova Scotia, Province of 

Ontario, Province of 

Portugal 

Prussia 

Quebec, Province of 

Queensland (British colony) 

Roumania 

Russia 

Saxony 

Scotland 

Servia — 

South Australia (British colon)) . . 

Spain 

Sweden 

Switzerland 

Tasmania (British colony) 

Victoria (British colony) 

Wiirttembei - "- 



Date of 
Report. 



1879 
1877 
1878 
1876 
1878 
1873 
1871 
1878 
1874 
1878 
1880 
1878 
18G7 
IS 74 
1870 
1879 
1878 
1877 
1874 
1878 
18J5 
" 1-77 
1879 
1876 
1879 
1877 
1876 
1375 
1878 
1878 
1878 
1875 
1879 
1879 
1876 
1871 
1879 
1879 
1878 
1876 
1878 
1879 
74 
1879 
1870 



Population. 



50,152,866 
c.344,749 
1,531,8:14 

2,121,775 

21,752.000 

1,507,179 

5,022,390 

5,403,006 

1 2,000,000 

142,645 

3,154,470 

38,500 

186,000,000 

1 ,940,000 

16.952,000 

25,165,336 

1,941,253 

30,905,788 

1,457,89-1 

388,618 

5 6, si) 7 

15,666,000 

5,411,416 

26,801,000 

510,354 

34,245,323 

204,000 

9,176,082 

3,583,529 

302,371 

662,212 

1,813,424 

415,270 

1,733,236 

4,188,410 

25,742,4(14 

1,231,829 

195,092 

5,000,000 

78,500,000 

2,760,586 

3,358,613 

1,338,505 

213,271 

10,507,000 

4,485,542 

2,669,147 

99,328 

867,634 

1,881,505 



School Age. 



«4-21 
6-13 
6-14 
6-14 
6-14 
6-14 
6-14 
6-13 



6-14 
•5-16 



e3-15 
7-16 
6-13 



6-13 
5-15 



6-14 



5-16 
6-13 
6-14 
5-1 (i 



6-13 
6-14 
6-14 
5-13 



6-13 

6-14 

-14,7-13 



School 
Population. 



14,962,336 
58,000 
259,620 
503,078 
3,122,863 
243,567 
745,251 
772,076 



17,892 
"2,734" 



240,500 



/2, 500,000 

342,286 

6,409,087 

240,000 

44,310 

" "2J2Y,i»50" 

4,527,582 



:ol,807 
33,000 



596,791 
51,684 



302,000 



494,424 

615,949 

4,396,738 



700,000 

j 15,000,000 

448,814 

561,600 



2,603,265 
765,645 
441,794 



.'95,923 



Number of 
Schools. 



(*>) 

662 

2,734 

1,946 

15,166 

1,937 

7,184 

5,729 

5,890 

52 

3,124 

51 

14,705 

2,940 

5,562 

(/17.166 

493 

71,547 

1,227 

23Q 

242 

L5.486 

7,522 

47,411 

646 

25,459 

673 

8,103 

3,813 

1,395 

1,187 

4,736 

1,935 

5,123 

i 4,510 

34,988 

4,282 

314 

2,319 

28,357 

2,134 

3,003 

507 

340 

28,117 

8,770 

5,088 

1(14 

1,664 

3,955 



Number of 
Pupils. 



9,424,086 

5 1 ,592 

217,619 

116,244 

2,134,683 

245,309 

841,304 

687,749 

187,915 

17,315 

80,292 

2,194 

015,744 

231,953 

167,175 

7*3,710,883 

20,279 

4,716,935 

81,440 

48,348 

. , 7,755 

1, 5.7.1, <V.;o 

1,031,995 

1,931,617 

52,243 

2,162,962 

30,477 

349,000 

486,737 

54,472 

128,125 

261,622 

84,356 

487,012 

198,131 

4,007,776 

239,808 

41,380 

108,824 

1,213,325 

451,324 

508,452 

22,756 

39,127 

1,410,476 

598,354 

411,754 

12,45:! 

231,169 



Number of 
Teachers. 



272,686 

1,260 

4,3(54 

5,893 

31,196 

3,603 

11,921 

11,808 



400 



58 
3,464 



10,709 
1,205 
1,826 

20,717 
10,489 
47,085 



59,825 
660 



12,292 



1,824 
4,030 
2,011 
6,596 



57,936 

6,132 

924 

3,651 



7,21!) 

9,477 

627 

788 

29,022 

9,311 

10,156 

4,1)1)0 
5,887 



l school ages in the United States; the longest extends fron 
to 14, ami the average length of the school period is \\\ ye 
report this item separately. 



,1 Exclusive „f lirili-li .-Ml.j.<t.-. 

e Including infant scl Is. 

J Estimated numliiT ul' children betw« 



1 the ages of 7 and 13. 



Day schools, inel 
Of these 3,710,8: 

7 and 13, and 



3 pupils, 1,2(I,K,(I1G wre lirtwcra the ages 
10K,N!H wee above 13 years of age. 
heated, 6,010 assistant, and 33,195 pupil teacher 
umber of children between the ages i.f tj an. I 1 1. 
age is fixed by the local school authorities. 



of 3 and 7, 2,333,973 betwe 



JOHIT ZE^TOlSr", 

Commissioner. 



